We have a treat on our hands as now confirmed badass Jourdan Rodrigue stops by The Backyard Banter Podcast to discuss her career path that landed with a gig as a beat writer for The Charlotte Observer. Jourdan goes into detail about why she took the reporter path over others, and the jobs she held in prior to covering the Carolina Panthers. Towards the end, we get into a can't-miss conversation about a piece Jourdan wrote and I contributed to covering Joe Mixon and the tenor the media takes when discussing athletes who commit violent acts against women. This was an all-around tremendous conversation you'll enjoy taking a front seat for.

Highlights from today's episode include:
- Why Jourdan resisted the broadcasting route and followed her desire to be a reporter.
- Can a beat writer truly have a voice when the primary function is relaying the news?
- Okay, but seriously, what's it like covering Cam Newton?
- Jourdan's thoughts on what she learned from interviewing draft analysts about Joe Mixon and how she would cover him if drafted by a team she writes about.
- What does Jourdan have to say to the critics in this field of not only her gender, but also her youth?

Episode 49: Jourdan Rodrigue - Let's see what you think then

We've made it 50 episodes here together and I really can't believe how much the podcast has grown, developed and expanded since it began. It's all thanks to you, the listeners. You all have inspired me, each other and partnered with the guests of the show to form a community that I'm proud to be the weird little figurehead of. As my way of saying thank you, this episode is for and by you. On a special episode 50, a ton of listeners sent in their answers to my corny sign-off line, "I hope you learned something today" with a special introduction from Sal Leto of the FLAFFL Podcast. Thanks so much to everyone who is a fan of the show, it truly means the world to me. What have you learned today? Let's find out...

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